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GM Halting Truck Plant for 2 Weeks

General Motors has more supply than demand. As a result, it is halting production at its Indiana truck plant for two weeks.

Hillary Weiss
Hillary WeissSenior Editor
February 27, 2023
GM Halting Truck Plant for 2 Weeks

Fort Wayne Assembly truck plant in Indiana will halt production for two weeks. 

Photo: GM

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On February 23, General Motors announced it will halt production at its Indiana truck plant for two weeks. The truck plant builds full-size trucks such as the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra.

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The Fort Wayne Assembly truck plant will stop production on March 27.

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GM stated that supply-chain restraints have been easing, allowing the company to produce more pickup trucks. But the supply was not meeting the demand, as demand for new pickup trucks has remained “fairly consistent.”

Once announced, GM shares dropped 3% that day. According to Reuters analysts, “rising interest rates and high vehicle prices could begin to depress demand, even as inventories of new vehicles have been rising over recent weeks.”

"It is disappointing to see given the overall industry doesn't have enough inventory ... it does raise concerns that demand is slowing either due to inflation or another macro headwind," Morningstar analyst David Whiston in a Reuters story.

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